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Freeports for Yorkshire
They will be two of seven English seaports and an airport to receive the status.
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Richmond Yorkshire MP Rishi Sunak also named
As well as the two Yorkshire towns mentioned in his speech, other places in Yorkshire which will receive money from the towns fund are
Under a separate scheme,
The chancellor has also annouced £135m to progress the Trans-Pennine upgrade of the
Two days of racing from Doncaster
There are 7 races each day. On Friday the first race is at 2.15pm and the last at 5.35pm. On Saturday the first is at 1.45pm and the last at 5.15pm with the Grimethorpe Handicap Chase the feature race at 3.30pm.
Doncaster
Yorkshire in pictures
In the meantime we have a new set of Yorkshire villages on our
Following on from our February selection we take a random choice from the hundreds of villages we include in the Yorkshire.guide
How many do you recognise?
Pictures
If you were wondering about the locations of our February pictures, they can now be seen with the village names displayed on this
High standards of Yorkshire parks and green spaces
While blue flags have become familiar at the seaside for many years, green flags are a relative newcomer in providing an internationally recognised standard against which parks and green spaces are judged.
Towns, villages and cities where there are parks with awards include
Many country parks also have the awards, among them the Otley Chevin Country Park; the Pugneys and Anglers Country Parks, near Wakefield; Ulley Country Park, south of Rotherham; and Rawcliffe Country Park, near York.
But parks are not the only green spaces with awards after an application and assessment process involving mystery judges checking standards. Other green flag winners include Elland Crematorium, the Pocklington, Selby and Ripon Canals, University of Bradford main campus and heritage sites such as Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, and Castle Hill at Huddersfield. Woodlands and nature reserves are also among the region's flag winners.
The Green Flag Awards scheme is managed in England by the Keep Britain Tidy group under licence from the Government.
Find out more at the
Green Flag Award website.

Brighter days ahead at the Yorkshire seaside
The resorts on Yorkshire's coast boast four international Blue Flag beaches, a dozen places with Seaside Awards and a village which was judged to have Britain's Best Beach in 2020.
And with some vast stretches of beaches, seaside villages and coastal paths there is plenty of space to be enjoyed away from the main town centres.
You can take a virtual visit to the seaside right now and plan for your summer by looking up some of the resorts featured on our
Seaside
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Plan for West Yorkshire transit system announced
People across the county are being asked to have their say on its Mass Transit Vision 2040 and Connectivity Infrastructure Plan.
This first phase of public consultation is open for public comment until April 11.
The plans also set out the critical role of major projects including HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail, the Trans-Pennine line upgrade and rail electrification in an integrated transport system to connect West Yorkshire's cities, towns and local communities.
Read more and link to the WYCA consultation at our
Britain's first National Park reaches 70 in 2021
The
One of the three National Parks in Yorkshire it offers plenty of outdoor opportunities in some isolated moorland landscapes.
Find out more about the Peak District National Park in Yorkshire on our
Peak District
Latest information on Coronavirus in Yorkshire
Information is available about the Government's latest changes at the GOV.UK website Coronavirus webpages:
GOV.UK - Coronavirus

• Latest statistics for Covid-19 across Yorkshire. See
• Links to useful further information.
See our
Covid-19 update

Do you know your Yorkshire?

Which were the first three to be recognised as cities?
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Which of them stages the world's oldest classic race?
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